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The Mystery of Mercia II
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mysteriesofmercia
- Nov 20
- 3 min
The White Leaved Oak of Malvern
White Leaved Oak is a tiny hamlet that lies almost hidden at the very southern end of the Malvern Hills on the very edge of...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Nov 13
- 3 min
The Mysterious Templar Church of Garway Hill
Deep in the west of Herefordshire, at the bottom of Garway Hill, the church of St Michael lies quietly at the end of a leafy hedge-lined...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Nov 4
- 1 min
Belas Knap - A Musical Barrow?
Belas Knap is a chambered long barrow built during the Neolithic era, lying on Cleeve Hill in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds. Although it...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Oct 30
- 1 min
The Ghosts of Baddesley Clinton
Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire is a moated manor house first built during the late 1300s. One of its early owners was the nobleman Sir...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Oct 27
- 3 min
The Esoteric Masterpiece of Kilpeck Church
Deep in the county of Herefordshire, within sight of the Welsh border, lies the village of Kilpeck. The name means “the cell of Pedic”, a...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Oct 25
- 1 min
New Book Release - The Mystery of Mercia II
As autumn descends, why not explore some of the strange places of the Midlands of England from the comfort of your armchair? Haunted...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Oct 18
- 3 min
The Most Sacred Site in Shropshire?
Hope Bagot is a tiny village nestling in a valley between Clee Hill and Ludlow. The Church of Saint John the Baptist stands sentinel over...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Oct 6
- 1 min
The Mystery of Mercia II - New Release - Now Available to Order
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mysteriesofmercia
- Oct 3
- 3 min
Shadows of the Gibbet
Peter's Stone is a very distinctive rock formation that stands along a valley in the Derbyshire Peak District. Familiar to anyone driving...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Sep 25
- 4 min
Who Put Bella in the Witch Elm?
“Who Put Bella in the Witch Elm?” - a question first asked in 1944 when the words were painted on a warehouse wall in Digbeth,...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Sep 7
- 1 min
Riley Graves - A Tragic Corner of the Peak District
When the Great Plague ravaged London in 1665 a cruel twist of fate brought the bubonic plague virus all the way up to the Peak District...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Aug 31
- 1 min
A Bottomless Pit in Derbyshire?
Eldon Hole lies on a hillside on a remote farm near the Derbyshire village of Peak Forest. It was always believed to be a genuine...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Aug 28
- 1 min
The Pub Protected From Witchcraft
Something strange crouches in a corner of the Three Stag's Heads inn near Wardlow Mires in the Derbyshire Peak District. A mummified cat...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Aug 19
- 1 min
A Mask of Death in Worcester
Odd things lurk in the back alleys and yards of our cities. In Worcester this strange head with its pained expression is set into an...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Jun 12
- 3 min
The Mysterious Stones of Avening
The Cotswolds area of England has some of the highest concentrations of ancient sites in the whole of Britain. Stone circles, standing...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Jun 5
- 4 min
The Witches of Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle is a simply magnificent stately home that stands on a prominent hilltop just inside Leicestershire. Although beginning its...
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mysteriesofmercia
- May 30
- 4 min
The Mysteries of Tewkesbury Abbey
The Black Alchemist was a book written by Andrew Collins in 1988 which went on to become something of a cult classic. To briefly...
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mysteriesofmercia
- May 23
- 3 min
The Hawk Stone - The Ale Drinker’s Totem
The Hawk Stone is a solitary megalith that stands at the edge of a field in Oxfordshire, near the village of Dean. The name might ring a...
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mysteriesofmercia
- May 22
- 1 min
Podcast - Mercia Folklore
I recently had a chat with the Folklore Dark ladies for their podcast, have a watch/listen if you'd like. We talked about a lot of...
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